Kidney disease decisions — 2025

The appeal regarding service connection for renal failure was dismissed because the claim was fully granted by a VA rating decision, which resulted in the Veteran being awarded service connection for kidney transplant status-post acute renal failure.

The Board denied increased ratings for abdominal scars and kidney cancer residuals but granted a separate 30 percent rating for the left nephrectomy due to kidney cancer.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney condition, heart condition, high iron in blood, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral edema due to deficiencies in VA examinations.

The Board denied the claims for increased rating for diabetes and hearing loss, granted service connection for chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes, and remanded the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremity.

The Board denied service connection for both bladder cancer and kidney stones, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for bipolar I disorder and remanded the claims for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus type II, chronic kidney disease, and peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the service-connected bipolar I disorder.

The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer as secondary to the service-connected hypertension and granted a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities from March 19, 2024. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted readjudication for service connection claims of bilateral pes planus and testalgia, but denied the claims for gout, hypertension, and a chronic kidney condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, kidney transplant, and orthostatic hypotension to schedule VA examinations.

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and related conditions due to insufficient evidence of in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease and sleep apnea, as well as the TDIU claim, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and the appeal for a compensable disability rating for hypertension were dismissed due to procedural defects. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and kidney disability are remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease, finding no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal. The claims for service connection for female reproductive organs, Bartholin gland cyst removal and bilateral salpingectomy due to underlying endometriosis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety and major depressive disorder (MDD), and uterine prolapse and displacement with rectocele are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease stage 3 as secondary to hypertension, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a positive nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted an effective date of March 2, 2023 for heart disease and September 28, 2023 for chronic renal failure, while denying earlier effective dates for PTSD, migraines, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board also granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hypertension, heart disease, kidney condition, diabetes, left lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, depression, and bilateral hearing loss.